Before tonight's Bronx CB11 hearing about #JustHome, 67 Bronx community members signed onto a letter to Council Member Marjorie Velázquez urging her to welcome new neighbors to a crucial supportive housing site for homeless, formerly incarcerated folks w/complex medical needs. bxtimes.com/supporters-jac…

Jacobi Hospital plans to convert a vacant building on their campus into assisted living and affordable housing for the most vulnerable. Read my statement on the Just Home initiative👇

💯% in support of this bill

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New York, it's our job to remove the stereotypes associated with older residents; that's why we changed our username to NYC Department for the Aging! Many of us are living longer, active lives, and this change reflects our mission to help residents age in place. Let others know by sharing the news

FYI: I'll be ruining your weekend 👿gothamist.com/news/heads-up-…

.The Marshall Project makes a compelling case for why, as cities change how they respond to mental health calls, police officers should be trained to recognize and manage the unique risks in incidents involving people with #Alzheimers and other brain diseases. themarshallproject.org/2022/11/22/pol…

#GivingTuesday is tomorrow! We hope you will show up for your fellow New Yorkers by investing in your local NYC Health + Hospitals hospitals and those who need access to quality care. Make a donation today: ow.ly/ZcR7104gEYK

“Just Home works on ending this vicious cycle where people go between emergency rooms and jails and shelters and detox and prison...This is desperately needed. " -JoAnne Page, President and CEO of The Fortune Society. citylimits.org/2022/12/05/nyc…

Didn't quite pass, but 6/10 isn't bad, right? projects.thecity.nyc/nyc-subway-qui…

His mother’s beautiful mind as a nurse is what inspired NYC Health + Hospitals #CorrectionalHealth Services Staff Nurse Win Mouk to pursue a nursing career. Meet this #NursingExcellence winner: bit.ly/3vT0LQT #NURSES4NYC

Hey Citi Bike, Washington Heights has almost no bikes right now. Can you please re-fill the docks in our neighborhood today?

Chuck, I hate to break it to you, but it's basically been spring already in NYC (until this week) nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-gr…

This distinction seems so arbitrary: "NYS defines burglary of a store as nonviolent, but burglary of a residence as violent. That means that if someone steals a package from a porch, they might be deemed a violent criminal." theappeal.org/how-the-violen…

On the 20th anniversary of the 311 system, we learn New Yorkers have made calls about: - how to boil a live chicken - if a person can claim a dog as a dependent on taxes - whether dogs can see in color - if they could use Medicaid for a feline surgery thecity.nyc/2023/3/9/23633…

Hey NYC: It’s time to cast your vote to decide how capital funding will be spent in your neighborhood! New Yorkers in participating districts can vote between now and April 2nd. Learn more at: council.nyc.gov/pb/

As a volunteer for Prison Journalism Project, I had the honor of helping edit this profound essay about finding community, transformation, and hope on death row. Excited to see it spotlighted on their website! prisonjournalismproject.org/2023/04/09/how…

"Gothamist's reporter took a bite of the $29 Eli Zabar ham and cheese so we could see for ourselves. It certainly tasted like a ham and cheese, but it was also on the dry side." 🤣 gothamist.com/news/why-does-…

Our Correctional Health Services Creative Arts Therapy program helps patients detained on Rikers Island by providing #mentalhealth treatment and an artistic outlet. For the 1st time, their artwork will be exhibited at NYC Health + Hospitals Woodhull: on.nyc.gov/3R4O1Rk.

November SNAP benefits will not be issued at this time due to the federal government shutdown. The 1.8 million New Yorkers who rely on SNAP—including families with children and older adults—will temporarily lose access to the benefits they need to put food on the table. The City